What did james do in 1776

he was elected delegate to the Second Continental Congress for Pennsylvania, after Pennsylvania decided that they needed to replace some of their delegates with ones in favor of independence

Explanation: James Smith: a lawyer who had emigrated from Ireland to the Colonies, represented the Pennsylvania back country in Revolutionary conventions and the Continental Congress. He also helped draft the Pennsylvania constitution. Smith, the second son in a large family and was born in northern Ireland about 1719

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when in doubt choose c

it's what my teacher told my class when we were going into psats